A review by avrija
The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I think this was a great book.

I’ve loved the characters and their interactions, I liked the setting, the descriptions and the plot beats.

While it was predictable at times (like the Ongrum scenes later in the book) it was surprising at other times.
Any twists felt earned and realistic.

I really really liked Aramis and Galen and I thought his skybreaker powers were really interesting.
I never quite understood the witches powers besides blood magic. I know they have darker nails and maybe some enhanced sense (like smell or vision) but besides that they didn’t seem to exhibit any other powers which made it a bit weird at times why the humans would be so wary of the witches.

I liked the coven aspect and how Ranka could recognise which coven a witch belonged to based on her appearance and clothes; that was a great detail.

The way Belren was resolved and how it happened was the most interesting part and I quite enjoyed the revelations.

Everything felt cohesive and authentic, as if I were reading a story about a real place at some point in time and not a fantasy.
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